Tag: thyroid cysts

September 25, 2017 Meet Richard Guttler of Santa Monica Thyroid Ablation Center VoyageLA Staff Today we’d like to introduce you to Richard Guttler, who is a sailor in training and has the most distinctive inflatable tender docked by his condo.The...

Thyroid No Surgery 101; 7 Year PEI Study for Thyroid Cysts A 7-year follow-up of patients with thyroid cysts and pseudocysts treated with percutaneous ethanol injection: volume change and cost analysis The nodule is emptied of its liquid contents...

Thyroid No Surgery 101: Ethanol Ablation PEI What Can Be Treated Right Now in the USA? Thyroid complex cystic nodules with >30-50% cyst fluid. Large thyroid benign nodules with pressure symptoms and 30% cystic component can have relief of...

Thyroid No Surgery 2017: New Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Approaches Are the Future. Comments: Endocrinologists need to learn these surgery saving procedures for the good of their patients. At least learn who does these procedures and refer...

Endocrinologist Brittany Henderson Did Her First Ethanol Ablation After Master’s Class Training in Thyroid Tumor Ablation Methods. She saw me treat this patient with a 50 ml cyst during her classes. She was told the patient was...

Not All Cysts in or near the thyroid are thyroid cysts. Parathyroid Hormone PTH Needle Washout for Parathyroid Cysts PC. Comments: Parathyroid cysts are usually located in the neck next to the thyroid. They are usually filled with clear fluid...

Ethanol Ablation PEI of Benign Thyroid Cysts: Another Twist in the Treatment Plan? Comment: When the first PEI left a solid Doppler positive component a second PEI was done. 9 had complete ablation, 7 had partial ablation. 4 had Radiofrequency...

Not all Thyroglassal duct Cysts Need Surgery: Try Scarless, Painless Ethanol Ablation PEI Instead. There is no scar after Ethanol ablation. Go home right after with no major complications or pain. Comments: Evaluation of TGD cysts need to be done...

PEI for Thyroid Cysts: 52/64 Were Successful. What about the other 12? Comments: Study found complete aspiration of cystic contents was the most important factor. Less than complete aspiration of the cyst content was the biggest cause of failed...